Journal article
Effect of apixaban on brain infarction and microbleeds: AVERROES-MRI assessment study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Clinical and subclinical (covert) stroke is a cause of cognitive loss and functional impairment. In the AVERROES trial, we performed serial brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in a subgroup to explore the effect of apixaban, compared with aspirin, on clinical and covert brain infarction and on microbleeds in patients with atrial fibrillation.
METHODS: We performed brain MRI (T1, T2, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, and …
Authors
O'Donnell MJ; Eikelboom JW; Yusuf S; Diener H-C; Hart RG; Smith EE; Gladstone DJ; Sharma M; Dias R; Flaker G
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 178, , pp. 145–150
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2016
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2016.03.019
ISSN
0002-8703